On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:33:48 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/13/2012 10:33 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> "z z" > wrote:
>>>
>>> I was feeling obsolete on my 50th-well, the younger people at work were
>>> making me feel quite obsolete...and we had just had a big snowfall, so I
>>> went...sledding.
>>>
>>> Now, I didnt want to spend serious money on a real sled, being a thrifty
>>> sort, so I bought a big white plastic tray used under washing machines
>>> for leaks lol.
>>
>> I buy 3 packs of plastic snow coasters from amazon for cheap... grands
>> used to like them when they were little, now I put them under trees in
>> summer and fill them with water, makes great bird baths. And every
>> couple of days I change the water and scrub them, the old water waters
>> the tree and contains great fertilzer.
>> http://www.amazon.com/Emsco-1150-123...f=pd_sim_sg_18
>>
>
>I remember when those "saucer" things were made out of metal. I was run
>over by one at the age of 5. We lived in NJ at the time and there was a
>really nice, deep snowfall. My brothers took me with them to go
>sledding. I walked down the hill just a few yards so I could see
>better. One of those saucers came flying down the hill (you can't steer
>them like a sled). I heard my oldest brother yell "Look out!" I turned
>around and the saucer knocked me flat on my back. Bloodied my nose and
>split my chin open. They had to carry me home. Needed stitches in my
>chin. Forty seven years later I still have the scar.
>
>Jill

Those coasters are supposed to be used by little kids on slight slopes
(there's no way to steer or stop) or to be towed by an adult, there's
usually a place to attach a rope. They still make metal ones. You
were lucky, whoever was on the coaster was even luckier they didn't
run into a tree.